Table 4 Reporting of needle-stick injuries in clinical rotation and practical year
From: Combatting the occurrence of needle-stick injuries in a medical school: why is it still an issue?
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Reporting | ||
Yes | 26 | 81.2 |
No | 6 | 18.8 |
Reasons for not reporting | ||
Fear of consequences | 3 | 50.0 |
Viewing the injury only as minor | 3 | 50.0 |
Supervisor views any report as unnecessary | 2 | 33.3 |
Patient’s serology was already known | 2 | 33.3 |
Time required to report considered too great | 1 | 16.7 |
Feeling ashamed or uneasy | 1 | 16.7 |
Patient did not appear to be infectious | 0 | 0.0 |
Lack of knowledge concerning reporting procedures | 0 | 0.0 |
A reporting system was not in place or not available | 0 | 0.0 |
The incidence report was forgotten | 0 | 0.0 |
Doubts regarding the effectiveness of post-exposure prophylaxis | 0 | 0.0 |
Fear the index patient tests positive | 0 | 0.0 |
Fear of testing positive personally | 0 | 0.0 |
Other | 0 | 0.0 |